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Cripademia Book Club Pod (with Long Covid Advocacy)

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Welcome to the Cripademia Book Club Podcast. We are a chronic illness and disability reading collective. Quarterly and intersectional (with the occasional non-book episode), we explore in community: chronic illness, disability, medical history and crip culture. Hosted by Long Covid Advocacy. 📚 ⁠Cripademia Book Club on Fable⁠: https://bit.ly/crp-fable📷 ⁠Cripademia Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/cripademia/💙 ⁠Long Covid Advocacy: https://www.longcovidadvoc.com/⁠🎧 SubscribeThank you for listening and supporting sick and disabled-led work

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05 - On Medical Misogyny: Discussing Unwell Women with Dr Elinor Cleghorn | Cripademia Book Club 29.05.2026 1:10:14

Welcome to the Cripademia Book Club. In this episode, we speak with Dr Elinor Cleghorn, historian of medicine and author of Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World . Together, we explore the long history of women's health being misunderstood, dismissed, and mythologised, and discuss how these historical narratives continue to shape medicine and healthcare today. F...

04 - On Medical Education: A Special for Long Covid Awareness Day with Dr David Putrino | Cripademia 15.03.2026 1:13:51

In this special episode for Long Covid Awareness Day, Dr Rupert Higham , lecturer in Learning and Leadership from the Institute of Education at UCL speaks with Professor David Putrino , neuroscientist and rehabilitation specialist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - and general legend! Professor Putrino is also the Nash Family Director of the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chr...

03 - On ME Representation: Discussing Awakened with Laura Elliott | Cripademia Book Club 13.03.2026 39:57

Welcome to the Cripademia Book Club. In this episode, we speak with Laura Elliott, writer, researcher, and author of Awakened , a powerful exploration of the science, history, and lived experience of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Together, we discuss Awakened and the realities of living with a misunderstood illness, tracing the history of ME, the impact of medical and societal neglect, and the g...

02 - On Medical Silencing: Discussing Unheard with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan | Cripademia Book Club 06.06.2025 41:30

Welcome to the Cripademia Book Club. In this episode, we speak with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, NHS Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, researcher, and science communicator. We discuss her book Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing , which explores how medicine has historically failed to listen to patients and the consequences this has for healthcare, knowledge, and health equity. For p...

01 - On Pseudoscience: Discussing Mind the Science with Dr Jonathan Stea | Cripademia Book Club 08.03.2025 43:02

Welcome to the first Cripademia Book Club episode. In this episode, we speak with Dr Jonathan Stea, psychologist and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. We discuss his book Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry, and explore the rise of pseudoscience in mental health and wellness culture. For many people living with chroni...